purging

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Meta is currently purging the ads on its platforms and plans to ban future ads that promote the litigation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

“What goes around comes around,” Kavanaugh said, noting that if Cook could be removed, future presidents of either party might feel justified in purging sitting governors.

From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026

Malyuk, who had run the SBU since 2022, gained a reputation for overseeing successful operations against Russia and for purging the SBU from alleged Russian double agents.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2026

In the days following the story’s publication, lawmakers and animal advocates called on the state’s Food and Agriculture Department to stop “destroying evidence” of the deceptive practices by purging the records.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2025

Bleeding, cupping, and purging are the classical illustrations, but we have plenty of more recent examples to be embarrassed about.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas